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22nd January 1960
22nd January 1960
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A Case to Answer

A NEW attack has been directed a g ainst the tyre industry by the Free Trade Union and Cobden Club. They are ur g in g the...

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Men Who Make

Transport-17 Thoma leorge Gibb E VEN if personal integrity did nOt keep Thomas 'George Gibb on his toes—and everybody who...

A Face from the Past

I‘AY mind flashed back some 30 years when. at the cocktail party held by Goodyear in honour of Mr. A. S. Bishop, their...

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PASSENGER TRANSPOR1 ROFITS RISE BY £3m.

Net Receipts Rise to Over £16m. :All Types of Service Benefit :" Wages Up Nearly . f5m. T HE accounts of the coach and bus...

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Men in the News

SIR WILLIAM SINCLAIR, director of the Dunlop Rubber Co. (Scotland), Ltd., is to retire on January 31. , MR. CURTIS M. KLAERNER...

Reflectors Would Have Prevented Crash

H AD there been red reflectors on the side of this lorry's trailer, most certainly this accident would not have happened," said...

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Southdown Put 50 Vehicles into Use

F IFTY new vehicles are g oin g into operation with Southdown Motor Services, Ltd. Fifteen are Leyland Ti g er Cub coaches with...

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Coach-air Holidays Compete With Continental Tours, Say Objectors

M ORE facilities for coach-air holidays would compete with the operation of Continental coach tours, the North Western Traffic...

Transporter Granted to Durham Operators

A N application by G. A, Glendinning, Ltd., Shotley Bridge, County Durham. to operate a car transporter under B licence, which...

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£467 Fines on Mobile-shop Owners

'FINES totalling £467, with £52 10s. 1 costs, were imposed on a Reading grocery company by the borough magistrates, on Monday,...

R.H.A. Consider Farm Haulage

nEMANDS for restrictions on opera tions by farmers for hire or reward were considered on Wednesday at a meeting of the national...

£48,000 Spent on Special-A Licences

A T the resumed hearing, in Leeds last week, of an application by Hanson Haulage, Ltd., Huddersfield, for the addition of seven...

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Fewer Vehicles Sought : Half-grant Urged

LTHOUGH a company seeking an A 1 — k licence for 22 vehicles and three articulated . outfits from Mr. W. F. Quin, Scottish '...

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"Allow Services Beyond Boundaries"

NAUNICIPAL bus undertakings should Pa be allowed to run services beyond their boundaries to serve rural areas. A recommendation...

£250,000 Bus Chassis Orders

O RDERS to the value of more than .£250,000 for singleand double-deck bus chassis have been received by Leyland Motors, Lta.....

Canners Want Only One Haulier

B ECAUSE W. A. Baxter and Sons, Ltd.; Fochabers, food canners, wanted only :Mr. G. S. Coutts, Kinnellar, to carry their goods,...

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Manx Grant for S.U.T. Coach Tours.

I N the face of strong opposition by local interests (The Commercial Motor, January 1), a licence to operate coach tours on the...

Severe Warning by Commissioners

A WARNING that he would be severely dealt with if he did not comply with his licence conditions in future was given to Mr....

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Growing Traffic for Soft-drinks Fleet

C ONSUMPTION of soft drinks in this country last year, at over 330m. gallons, was nearly three times as much as 20 years...

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New Equipment and Publications

Powered Ventilation A LTHOUGH powered ventilators produced by the Key-Leather Co., Ltd.. 5 Urswick Road, London, E.9, have...

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This Tempo Is Well Marked

Front -wheel Drive and Excellent Suspension Distinguish 25-cwt. Pick-up : Exhilarating Performance from 1.5-litre Engine By...

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BRUSSELS RETAINS GLITTER

A FTER a four-year interval, the Brussels Salon de l'Autornobile has returned to the international scene in force. This year's...

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PLAIN INTENT

Political Commentary By JANUS O UT of sight but not out of mind, Mr. Ernest Marples, Minister of Transport, has succeeded in...

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Change M1 to M5

IF the motorways are to be designated according to the I order in which they were built, there will be some inconsistency with...

Coach Conversions for Builders at Attractive. Cost

S TATED to be available at extremely reasonable prices, cut-down versions of oil-engined passenger vehicles are being offered...

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Dodge Passenger Chassis Again

rWO new forward-control bus or coach chassis were announced by Dodge ;ros. (Great Britain), Ltd., Chrysl er Vorks, Kew,...

Vehicles Allowed After Tribunal Reverse Grant

T HE addition of two vehicles to the A licence of Messrs. T. Brady and Sons, Barrow-in-Furness, by Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon,...

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• Vigorot ',ole for Canal

rehi c l es By Ashley Taylor, A.M.I.R.T.E. T HE fleet of the Bridgewater Department of the Manchester Ship Canal Co. is an...

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Guy Shareholders Asked to Re-elect Directors

QHAREHOLDERS of Guy Motors, k--)Ltd., have been strongly recommended by the directors to support the re-election to the board...

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TIME or MILEAGE for DEPRECIATION?

I EXPLAINED last week that when the operating costs or a wide variety of vehicles employed under differing conditions were...

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Disc Brake Actuation

A DISC brake actuating mechanism is shown in patent No. 823,875. Although illustrated for hydraulic operation it can be used...

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HOW THEY DO IT AT KEW

D ODGE trucks have been built at the Kew, Surrey, factory of Dodge Brothers (Britain) Ltd., since 1930 when they became...

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DODGE CATER FOR WIDE VARIETY OF TRANSPORT NEEDS

)ver 5o different models with Forward and Normal Control HERE' is no doubt about it: the range of hides Produced today by adge...

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PECIAL

P URPOSE VEHICLES GoN OODGE CHASSIS 1.74AEYNOTE of the Dodge range is its versatility in application which enables many...

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DODGE SPARES and SERVICE

D EPENDABLE after sale s . service f o r the vehicle he buys is as vital to the transport operator as the vehicle • itself, He...